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This Aide Memoire outlines the desired milestones in relation to the key challenges and recommendations discussed during the JRM. The priority actions are categorized under service delivery, human resources for health, health infrastructure, governance and leadership, health information management, health financing and supervision, monitoring and evaluation.

An Act to establish the public procurement and disposal of public assets Authority to fomulate polisies and regulate practices in respect of public procurement and disposal activities and other connected matters

An act to provide for the rationalised management of all government and other public records and archieves under one single authority, for the preservation, utilization and disposal of such records and archives, for the repeal of the records (Disposal) Act and for other connected matters

The National Fertiliser Policy (NFP) brings together all the related fragmented regulations into a single and comprehensive policy framework on fertiliser. In the past, Government served as the central agency responsible for fertiliser importation and delivery to designated points in the country, until the liberalisation policy was adopted in 1990. During this period and thereafter,

The Ministry of Health launched the Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16 – 2019/20 which defines the medium term health agenda and operationalize Uganda’s aspirations as outlined in the second National Development Plan.

The preparation of the Ministerial Policy Statement and the budget estimates is centered on the notion of Vote Functions. A Vote Function is a set of programmes, projects, and Local Government Grants, defining the roles and responsibilities of a vote/institution, and contributing towards the attainment of vote and overall sector objectives.

The Government of Uganda regards Health as a fundamental human right. Good health of citizens is an indispensable prerequisite for socio-economic stability and sustainable development of a country. The Ministry of Health recognizes that good health is not a product of the health sector alone, but a product of effective policy implementation across all sectors of Government. The Goal

The wester type of medicine was first introduced in Uganda in 1889 when the Imperial British East Africa Company brought in Doctors to look after their staff and the indians who were needed for the construction of the rail-road from Mombasa to Kampala and the promotion of trade.

The development of this National Medicines Policy (NMP) 2015 has been informed by the second National Health Policy (NHP) 2010, the Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) 2015– 2020, the current state of the pharmaceutical sector and global health discourse particularly the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.